InEffect: RP/dw/Dueling swords for RedCope

Race: Aasimar(Musetouched)

Alignment: LE(I just feel it’s fitting. Any non-neutral will do, also LE is the best for kingdom management stuff)

Stats:
Str: 10
Dex: 19 > 24
Con: 14
Int: 12
Wis: 10
Cha: 16

Final Build: Rogue* 4/Fighter(Aldori Defender) 10/Slayer(Spawn Slayer) 6
*Can be thug if you have someone else to dazzle. Enemies running around are not always fun.

Main skills: Mobility 3, Persuasion (Max), Trickery(18), Perception(Max)
Suggested secondary skills: Athletics 1+, Stealth 1+

Lvl 1: Rogue - Dodge
Lvl 2: Rogue - Combat Trick > Improved Unarmed Strike
Lvl 3: Rogue - Crane Style // Finesse Training: Dueling Sword
Lvl 4: Rogue - Combat Trick > Two-Weapon Fighting
Lvl 5: Fighter - Dazzling Display // Outflank
Lvl 6: Fighter - Crane Wing
Lvl 7: Fighter - Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
Lvl 8: Fighter - Double Slice
Lvl 9: Fighter - Shatter Defenses // Heavy Blades
Lvl 10: Fighter
Lvl 11: Fighter - Improved Critical: Dueling Sword
Lvl 12: Fighter
Lvl 13: Fighter - Greater Two-Weapon Fighting // Effortless Dual-Wielding // Heavy Blades
Lvl 14: Slayer
Lvl 15: Slayer - Wings // Combat Trick > Crane Riposte
Lvl 16: Slayer
Lvl 17: Slayer - Weapon Focus: Dueling Sword // Combat Trick > GWF: Dueling Sword
Lvl 18: Slayer
Lvl 19: Slayer - Accomplished Sneak Attacker // Combat Trick > Weapon Specialization
Lvl 20: Fighter

Gear: Bloodhound+Arcane enforcer, Oppressor, Paragon of Defenders, Gyronna amulet, Stat belt, Gloves of valor, Bracers of deflection, Castigator/Absolver cloak, Opportunist’s Boots, Dreamer ring, Ring of Circumstances(+Dex,+AC,+Skills,+Speed)

Pretty straight-forward build. Nothing too unusual about it. Finish prologue in 30 days to get +2 Dueling Sword. Use dueling sword+light weapon(arcane Protector would work nicely) till lvl 13.

Sinse unspecified I assumed you have all DLC’s.

PedroLedic: Hello again In Effect

Unrelated to specific builds but related to my previous questions:
I'm at Armag's Tomb right before the big Intimidate check that rewards a ton of exp. I've been playing with shared exp since the start. My question is:
I have all the DLC, been doing every quest I come across and trying to get every single skill check I can (I admit to save scum). Will I be able to get to level 20 if I keep playing with shared exp on (obviously doing every quest, killing every monster and completing every DLC) or do I necessarily need to manipulate the shared exp for those big checks to get there? When do my companions leave and come back to take advantage of the exp catching up?

PedroLedic: Two more questions:

Do Sword Saint's Lethal Focus apply to any time I can deny an enemy his Dex to AC? For example: if I use Prescient Strike do I get my INT to damage or does the enemy actually have to count as flat-footed?

Any way to cast Sense Vitals, Angelic Aspect and Legendary Proportions on s Sword Saint, since they don't get Greater Spell Access and level 7 spells?

PedroLedic: Oh my bad. I thought Legendary proportions was a personal target cast. That made my question pretty stupid. ;)

Also what do you think about a variable of your Saint Vivi build where I pick aasimar just as you did and start with

STR 20 > 24
DEX 14
CON 10
INT 15 > 16
WIS 7
CHA 12

Would be mainly trading 2 AC, 2 persuasion, 1 fortitude and 20 HP for 1 AB and 1,5 damage per hit (not counting crits ofc). Think that's too much of a trade off?

Oh and what do you think about Arcane Strike and Power Attack on Saint?
Arcane Strike seems like a good spare feat to function as a poor cousin to your arcane pool (thus saving it for more important enemies) and if you get the spare swift action it's +4 damage to that round, right?
Power Attack seems like a good idea on lower dificulties right?

isdestroyer: I would love to see your take on an Elven EK with an ECB and Stag animal companion. I know it's not the most optimal combo, but I'd like it to be as effective as possible in melee and magic, and able to pass all baron-only skill checks.

isdestroyer: Here is what I've come up with so far:

heliar: Generally speaking, you have to specialize in this game if you play at difficulties where effectiveness matter at all. What you are proposing is a melee-viable 3/4 caster which has usable animal companion and load of skills. So basically, your character should be able to do everything in this game except for archery. That's just cannot be done unless you lower difficulty so you don't care about how effective your build is. However, there is nothing wrong with that.

heliar: 1) Even though, unlike in PnP, Sylvan Sorc get full animal companion progression (unless the devs fixed it) you effective druid level will max at 10, as You took 6 level of Sorc only. At this point, the only benefit of your Elk will be additional weight it carries.
2) with such low Charisma your spell DC would be bad anyway, I don't see a point at taking Spell Focus or Empower.
3) your BAB will be 15. One more, and you would get another attack in a full attack round.
4) Dexterity is harder to bump than Strength. As you only take one level of Rogue instead of three or taking Fencing Grace, you would use DEX for Attack rolls and STR for Damage rolls. Just go for STR.
5) You only need Wisdom and Intelligence for skill checks. They are dumpable.
6) Spell Penetration is not necessary in Kingmaker, enemies rarely have spell resistance.
7) If you go for melee character, Divine Hunter makes little sense.

In the end, either go for a Druid build (Tripping Balls, maybe), change bloodline (use STR melee sorc build), don't go to melee or lower difficulty.

isdestroyer: Divine Hunter is there for the free Precise Shot feat. Helps with ranged spells. Plus, it makes the early game slightly easier if I don't have to worry about running into melee.

isdestroyer: I'm considering dropping the EK part, as the main reason to take it (spell crit) does too little for the build to justify 10 levels.

isdestroyer: Besides, there are any number of Cha boosting items throughout the game.